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Using the logical OR operator |, you can match one of the two given expressions in a Java regular expression.
For example, if you need to match multiple expressions with a regular expression, you can separate the required expressions with ' |'.
import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example { public static void main(String args[]) { //Reads a string from the user System.out.println("Enter a String"); Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); String input = sc.nextLine(); //The regular expression is used to match strings that start with 'hello' or end with 'bye'. String regex = "^hello|bye$"; //Compile regular expression Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex); //Retrieve matcher object Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(input); if(matcher.find()) { System.out.println("Match occurred"); } else { System.out.println("Match not occurred"); } } }
Enter a String hello how are you Match occurred
Enter a String This is a sample string Match not occurred
import java.util.Scanner; public class RegexExample { public static void main( String args[] ) { //Regular expression to match either yes or no String regex = "yes|no"; System.out.println("Enter input value: "); Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); String input = sc.nextLine(); boolean bool = input.matches(regex); if(bool) { System.out.println("match occurred"); } else { System.out.println("match not accepted"); } } }
Enter input value: yes match occurred
Enter input value: hello match not accepted